Question

    For top students from low-income families，the challenge of applying to colleges is particularly difficult. 1 in 4 deal with all of that—the writing，the studying，the researching and applying—completely on their own. One approach to make this whole process easier? Pair students up with an adviser.

That’s the idea behind CollegePoint，an initiative to help gifted students go to schools that match their intellectual(智力的)ability. When a high school student takes a standardized test—the PSAT，SAT or ACT——and they score in the 90th percentile，and their families make less than$80，000 a year，they get an email from the program offering them a free adviser. The advisers listen，guide and answer students’questions.

Connor Rechtzigel，an adviser in Minnesota，sees the importance of his role，for research shows that low-income students are far more likely to undermatch because they don’t think they have what it takes to get in and because many don’t even know what schools are out there. He helped high school senior Justice Benjamin，the first in his family to apply to college，think about what his ideal learning experience was. Finally，Justice narrowed in on smaller schools where he could study environmental science and made his final choice：Skidmore College in New York. He felt empowered by the process.

Figuring out how to pay for college is a major part of what，CollegePoint advisers do. Nakhle，an adviser in North Carolina，is working with Hensley，an Ohio high school senior who can’t get extra financial help from her family. They spent a lot of time comparing and analyzing her financial-aid award letters，which made her decision much clearer. Finally，the Ohio State University offered an option where she would pay nothing. Staying in-state wasn’t her first choice，but it was the best option for her.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.How CollegePoint works. B.The goal of CollegePoint.

C.Ways to apply for a free adviser. D.The challenge of choosing colleges.

2.What prevents low-income students from attending proper colleges?

A.Overestimating their abilities. B.Knowing little about colleges.

C.Lack of enough learning experience. D.Failure to get support from their families.

3.Why did Hensley finally choose the Ohio State University?

A.She didn’t want to stay far from home.

B.Her favorite major was provided there.

C.She would show her talents to the full.

D.The university met her financial needs.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.How to Be a Financial Adviser

B.Steps for Top Students to Select Ideal Colleges

C.Advisers Help Poor Students Apply to Suitable Colleges

D.CollegePoint—a Program Helping Students Score High

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是说明文。介绍了一款帮助贫困家庭的优秀生申请合适大学的虚拟建议程序。

1.主旨大意题。根据第二段That’s the idea behind CollegePoint，an initiative to help gifted students go to schools that match their intellectual(智力的)ability. When a high school student takes a standardized test—the PSAT，SAT or ACT——and they score in the 90th percentile，and their families make less than$80，000 a year，they get an email from the program offering them a free adviser. The advisers listen，guide and answer students’questions. 得知本段讲述了CollegePoint的建议者们对那些大学考试分数过关，但是年收入不到8万美元的家庭提供免费的选择大学方面的指导。可以得知讲述了CollegePoint是如何运作的。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段for research shows that low-income students are far more likely to undermatch because they don’t think they have what it takes to get in and because many don’t even know what schools are out there.得知研究表明低收入家庭的学生们很可能选择的大学是低匹配的，因为他们不了解大学。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段Nakhle，an adviser in North Carolina，is working with Hensley，an Ohio high school senior who can’t get extra financial help from her family. They spent a lot of time comparing and analyzing her financial-aid award letters，which made her decision much clearer. Finally，the Ohio State University offered an option where she would pay nothing.家境贫寒的Hensley和北卡来罗那的建议者一起分析她的经济救助奖项，使得她的大学选择更清晰。得知Hensley选择俄亥俄大学是因为这个大学符合她的经济水平。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。第一段One approach to make this whole process easier? Pair students up with an adviser.问答形式引出文章主题让申请大学更简单更匹配，可以选择一款帮助贫困家庭的优秀生申请合适大学的虚拟建议程序。故选C。